2014 Florida HS Region Championships: Class 3A, Regions 1-4

Florida Class 3A Region results

• Region 1
• Region 2
• Region 3
• Region 4
• Class 3A State meet selection sheet
• Class 3A State meet roster

Region 1

GIRLS

1. Creekside – 352.5
2. Chiles – 316.5
3. Gainesville – 264
4. Fleming Island 224.5
5. Niceville – 159

The Creekside girls put together a full-team effort, winning the meet while taking just two event wins. One of them came in a big-point relay event, though, and was the first swim of the meet, helping stake the team to a solid lead. Creekside’s 200 medley relay went 1:51.35 to take the win. The breaststroker on that relay, Dani Gordon, went on to win the 100 breast in 1:05.98.

Gainesville took third on a pair of wins from Alena Kraus in the 200 free (1:51.81) and 100 free (52.13). She also anchored the winning 400 free relay.

Other double winners were Columbia’s Hannah Burns (200 IM and 500 free) and Leon’s Claire Kercheval-Roig (100 fly and 100 back).

BOYS

1. Creekside – 309
2. Chiles – 237
3. Fleming Island – 189
4. Gainesville – 182.5
5. Bartram Trail – 180

The boys of Creekside had a much easier go of it, winning two of the three relays and getting a 4-for-4 performance from Gian Garcia. Garcia won the 100 fly (50.05) and 100 breast (59.96) individually, plus swam legs of Creekside’s winning 200 and 400 free relays. That run of wins is even more impressive considering Garcia swam 3 of the meet’s last 4 events in rapid succession.

Harrison Howerton of Bartram Trail won three events, taking the 100 free (47.71) and 100 back (52.88) plus led off the winning 200 medley relay, which beat Creekside by just a tenth.

Region 2

GIRLS

1. Wiregrass – 265
2. Sebastian River – 219
3. Lake Nona – 201
4. Winter Haven – 192
5. East Ridge – 286

The Wiregrass girls bookended the meet with relay wins, taking the 200 medley (1:55.73) and 400 free (3:45.50) events. In between, Athena Cimino and Maddie Conway won individual races.

Cimino, a senior, won the 100 free in 53.03, a tight race with Mitchell’s Taylor Anderson, the 50 free champ. Conway won the 100 back in runaway fashion, going 57.49 and winning by nearly 3 seconds.

Lake Nona’s Spencer Lucas won twice individually, taking the 200 IM and 500 free.

BOYS

1. Lake Minneola – 238
2. Lakeland – 182
3. East Ridge – 180
4. Mitchell – 172
5. Sebastian River – 165

Lake Minneola ran away with the boys win, getting 4 wins from Timothy Crowley. The junior swept the 200 IM and 100 breast, plus swam legs on the team’s championship 200 medley and 400 free relays.

Lake Region’s Peyton Lee and Mitchell’s Kevin Smith also doubled up on individual wins. Lee took the 50 free and 100 free, while Smith nabbed titles in the 100 fly and 100 back.

Lee picked up a third win by anchoring Lake Region’s 200 free relay, the only relay event to escape Lake Minneola’s grasp.

Region 3

GIRLS

1. Gulf Coast – 309
2. Osceoloa – 277
3. Fort Myers – 260
4. Lakewood Ranch – 197
5. Sarasota 195

The girls of Gulf Coast picked up the team title on a combined 4 individual wins from sophomore Kayla Tennant and senior Elise Haan.

Tennant struck first, taking the 200 IM in 2:08.52 and the 100 fly in 55.42. After she wrapped up that double, Haan batted cleanup, winning the 100 free (49.71) and 100 back (54.27) in impressive times.

The two also combined to help Gulf Coast take the 200 and 400 free relays. Haan split 23.35 anchoring the former and 50.43 on the end of the latter.

Fort Myers junior Kendall Brent also won twice, taking the 200 (1:51.06) and 500 (4:50.63) frees.

BOYS

1. Charlotte – 313.5
2. Gulf Coast – 303
3. Barron Collier – 247
4. King – 188.5
5. Venice – 186

Charlotte rattled off three wins in the final four boys events to take home the team title in region 3. That was led by junior Hans Schroeder, who had a hand in all three wins.

Schroeder won the 100 back individually, going 53.12 to beat the field by two full seconds. Even more impressive: he was coming off of the 200 free relay one event earlier, where he led off Charlotte’s winning team with a field-best 21.62. Schroeder came back to anchor the winning 400 free relay in 46.40.

Lakewood Ranch’s Luke Hanner and Braden River’s Ryan Walker each took a pair of individual events. Hanner, a senior, paced the 200 free and 100 fly, while Walker, a junior, took the 50 and 100 frees.

Region 4

GIRLS

1. Martin County – 347
2. Pembroke Pines – 315
3. Fort Lauderdale – 305
4. Mater Academy – 252
5. Terra Institutue – 154

Martin County took home the girls’ title in region 4, winning the opening relay and going 1-2 in the 100 free later on. Senior Hannah Burdge was the big force for the team, winning the 200 free (1:56.24) and 100 free (53.00).

In that 100, senior teammate Sarah Lacusky was second in 53.08. Lacusky would go on to win the 100 breast to seal the team title late in the meet.

A couple of freshmen who won district titles kept up their impressive runs. Kelly Heron of Pines Charter won the 200 IM and 100 back, while Racine Ross of Hollywood Hills won the 100 fly. She was also the runner-up in the 50 free. Meanwhile Fort Lauderdale won both free relays with the same foursome, getting strong anchor splits from junior Fatimah Westbrook.

BOYS

1. Belen Jesuit
2. Pembroke Pines Charter
3. Jensen Beach
4. Fort Lauderdale
5. Mater Academy

Belen Jesuit put together a strong run on the boys side, led by sophomore Alejandro Carriazo. Carriazo won the 100 fly (51.60) and 100 back (53.66), plus swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays.

The anchor of that relay was senior Miguel Basalo, who showed his veteran leadership for the team by winning the 500 free.

Fort Lauderdale also had a great meet in terms of event wins, getting two wins and two second plaes from Raphael and Philippe Marcoux. Raphael, a junior, won the 50 (20.92) and 100 (46.09) freestyles, while Philippe took second in that 100 and the 100 back. The two also bookended Fort Lauderdale’s winning 200 free relay.

Mater sophomore Julio Horrego won two events as well, taking the 200 IM and 100 breast.